Chapter 310: Another Man

"This Dong Po Pork is the best," Lyca said, ignoring his lengthy explanation. This, however, made him think that she is angry. Chu Munan smiled.

"Xu Rong'er is— "

"Mr. Chu— "

"Please call me Munan. Mr. Chu is just too formal."

"Mr. Chu," Lyca said without looking at him. "You are thinking too much. Your affairs don't concern me." What concerns her is the food. "Who made these dishes?" Can she recruit the chef?

"It is made by our family Chef. He is working with us for nearly forty years now." He could only fake a smile before he started eating. For a few seconds, Chu Munan didn't know what else to say. Clearly, Lyca wasn't listening to his words. Calling him Mr. Chu right after he told her to call him Munan was a silent declaration that she doesn't want to get close with him.

In the end, Chu Munan chose not to say anything else and just answered Lyca's questions about the food.

"Brother Munan!"

Of course, how could Xu Rong'er allow Chu Munan to spend so much time with an unknown woman? After waiting for nearly ten minutes, she decided to come here and just join them!

"I came here because I got hungry… eh? The food — where did it go?" Xu Rong'er looked at the nearly empty plates. Earlier, she saw a lot of food on the table and assumed that it would take them a long time to eat everything. But now…

"Rong'er why did you come? It's cold out here. If you wanted to eat, you could always ask the chef to make something for you."

"Brother Munan, why can't I eat here?" Xu Rong'er sat on the circular table. She was sitting in between Lyca and Chu Munan. "I miss talking to you. Plus, is there really something that you can't talk to Miss Huang while I am here?"

"Mr. Chu, thank you for the meal. I am full now." Lyca stood and was about to leave when Xu Rong'er suddenly pulled her arm.

"Where are you going?"

"Miss Xu, let my arm go."

"Rong'er what are you doing? She is done eating."

"Brother Munan, she is avoiding me." Xu Rong'er pouted. "I just arrived, and she immediately decided to leave. In my Xu Family, no one can leave the table while I am still eating. Even you know this. How could she — "

"Rong'er let her go first." Chu Munan quickly removed Rong'er's hands around Lyca's arm. After all, he knew what kind of person Lyca was. Though she looked harmless with her lazy eyes, Lyca was not someone to be trifled with.

"Brother! How could you treat me like this!"

"Rong'er…" A tinge of warning laced his tone. "Be a good girl and just listen to me, alright?" He forced the anger inside him. If only his grandfather didn't ask him to be good to this woman! Without Old Man Chu backing Xu Rong'er, this woman would have long died in his arms. Oh, how he wanted to choke the woman to death.

"Chu Munan! What do you mean by that? Clearly, she is disrespecting me!"

"Mr. Chu… control your dog. Don't let her bark at the wrong person." Lyca smiled. This time, she walked away from the table before she stumbled. "Ah, my stomach hurts."

The action made Chu Munan and Xu Rong'er stand. However, before Chu Munan could approach Lyca, Shen Qui was already next to her. "Is she…"

"I will take care of her," Shen Qui's voice was stern as he looked at the empty plates. Then without saying anything else, he carried her and walked towards their room.

"What's wrong with her? She was just fine, then she suddenly collapsed. Eh? Brother Munan, does she have health problems?"

"Who knows?" Chu Munan squinted. Clearly, Lyca was pretending to be sick this time. However, he couldn't understand why she suddenly did it. If she wanted to get rid of him, then she can just leave. Does she need to act so sick? Was it a show for her husband? Or for him?

Once again, his scheming mind started turning, trying to analyze Lyca's action.

"We are inside the room, you can stop pretending now." Shen Qui said.

"Heh," Lyca jumped out of his arms and smiled. As expected, Shen Qui immediately understood that she only did it because she was too full to walk back. Moreover, she already saw him walking towards them. She beamed. "Done talking with the old man?"

To her surprise, Shen Qui didn't answer her. Instead, he glared at her. "Done eating with another man?"

"…" She widened her eyes. "You— "

"Of course you are done. You are so full you can't even walk back to our room." He answered his own question and walked towards the bathroom. "I'm going to take a bath. Prepare your things. We are leaving tomorrow."

"Eh? Leaving?"

"Oh? You wanted to stay here and continue eating with another man?"

She blinked as she stood there, frozen. He was jealous? "Are you jealous of the food?" He snorted in response before he went to the bathroom and locked the door.

"Hmmm," Lyca nodded. Was he angry that she didn't leave some food for him? Was he angry that she ate with Chu Munan? But Shen Qui should know her better than that! Ah, thinking about this is making her head hurt. A part of her immediately told her to just sleep, everything will be better once she woke up. However, the other part of her was actually… worried?

Lyca changed into her pajamas and lied down. She wanted to wait for Shen Qui to finish his bath to talk to him. However, she was really sleepy. So… when Shen Qui went out of the bathroom, Lyca was already sleeping.

Shaking his head, Shen Qui sat next to her. He let out a sigh as he wondered. Does she really love food so much? Does she love it more than she loves him? Eh, too childish! He immediately reprimanded himself. However, seeing that Chu Munan smile while watching her eat was making him too angry. How could he let another man watch his wife like that?

He clenched his hands, face dark as he recalled Chu Munan's smiling face.